madison, wisconsin will go on to compete in the international competition and defend america's title in london. bruce? >> surae, thanks a lot. no losers out there today. all clear now but around 4:00 this afternoon traffic was shut down near the pentagon. you can see the backup along washington boulevard. police cleared the area after a bag was found near the 9/11 memorial. it was later determined that it was just a harmless bag. >>> three boston university students are killed in a van that crashed in new zealand. tonight five oh students are -- other students are among the injured. it happened in a rural area on new zealand's north island. the students were part of the study abroad program. they were riding in the van that drifted off the road and rolled over. alice of washington, d.c. was one of the luckier ones. we're told she's hospitalized tonight in new zealand with less serious injuries. four others are hospitalized one of them in critical condition. >> these are people who were energetic and alive. these were people who participated in events and programs. they were leaders. in and aro